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The Unlikely Disciple

The Unlikely Disciple
  • Author(s): Kevin Roose
  • Location(s): Virginia
  • Genre(s): Nonfiction
  • Era(s): early 2000s

As a sophomore at Brown University, Kevin Roose didn’t have much contact with the Religious Right. Raised in a secular home by staunchly liberal parents, he fit right in with Brown’s sweatshop-protesting, fair-trade coffee-drinking, God-ambivalent student body. So when...

The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep

The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep
  • Author(s): H G Parry
  • Location(s): New Zealand (Aotearoa)
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

For his entire life, Charley Sutherland has concealed a magical ability he can’t quite control: he can bring characters from books into the real world. His older brother, Rob – a young lawyer with an utterly normal life –...

The Unlikely Occultist: A biographical novel of Alice A. Bailey

The Unlikely Occultist: A biographical novel of Alice A. Bailey
  • Author(s): Isobel Blackthorn
  • Location(s): New York City (NYC), Melbourne
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 1930s

Librarian Heather Brown discovers the fascinating life of Alice Bailey – a long forgotten occultist. Back in 1931, Alice is preparing to give a speech at a Swiss summer school. But how can she stave the tide of hatred...

The Unmaking of June Farrow

The Unmaking of June Farrow
  • Author(s): Adrienne Young
  • Location(s): North Carolina, United States (USA)
  • Genre(s): Magical Realism

In the small mountain town of Jasper, North Carolina, June Farrow is waiting for fate to find her. The Farrow women are known for their thriving flower farm – and the mysterious curse that has haunted them for generations....

The Unquiet Heart

The Unquiet Heart
  • Author(s): Kaite Welsh
  • Location(s): Edinburgh
  • Genre(s): Historical, Mystery
  • Era(s): 19th Century

Sarah Gilchrist has no intention of marrying her dull fiancé Miles, the man her family hope will restore her reputation and put an end to her dreams of becoming a doctor, but when he is arrested for a murder...

The Unquiet Mind

The Unquiet Mind
  • Author(s): Sara Alexi
  • Location(s): Greece
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Yanni has lived all his life in semi isolation, on the ridge at the top of the island, with only his parents and their herd of goats for company. But when the family’s donkey dies, the burden rests on...

The Unravelling of Julia

The Unravelling of Julia
  • Author(s): Lisa Scottoline
  • Location(s): Italy
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Suspense
  • Era(s): Contemporary

When Julia’s husband is brutally murdered in a random attack, her life unravels in ways she never could have foreseen. Haunted by his death and spiraling into despair, Julia seeks refuge in a secluded Italian villa she has mysteriously...

The Unravelling Of Maria

The Unravelling Of Maria
  • Author(s): F J Curlew
  • Location(s): Estonia, Scotland, Siberia
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1944 - 1992

Lovers separated by the Iron Curtain. Two women whose paths should never have crossed. A remarkable journey that changes all of their lives. Maria’s history is a lie. Washed up on the shores of Sweden in 1944, with no...

The Unreliable Death of Lady Grange

The Unreliable Death of Lady Grange
  • Author(s): Sue Lawrence
  • Location(s): Edinburgh, St Kilda
  • Genre(s): Historical, Biography, Fiction
  • Era(s): 1732

The wronged lady finally has her say… One of the strangest and most disturbing stories to have emerged from Scotland’s Jacobite past.’ The Times Edinburgh, January 1732. It’s the funeral of Rachel, wife of Lord Grange. Her death is...

The Unsinkable Greta James

The Unsinkable Greta James
  • Author(s): Jennifer E Smith
  • Location(s): Alaska
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Just after the sudden death of her mother, indie musician Greta James falls apart on stage. The footage quickly goes viral and she stops playing. Months later, Greta – still heartbroken and very much adrift – reluctantly agrees to...

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